Two dead in small plane crash in Austria
August 22nd, 2011 - 4:37 am ICT by IANSVienna, Aug 22 (IANS) Two people - both pilots - were killed when a single-engine plane crashed at an airport in Austria Sunday, officials said.
The plane suddenly crashed from an altitude of 30 to 40 metres shortly after take-off at the Mauterndorf airport in Salzburg Sunday afternoon, Xinhua reported.
It rebounded against an embankment and immediately went up in flames. Two people on board - an Austrian and a German, had no chance of survival, officials said.
Airport chairperson Heinz Schlaefer said the 62-year-old pilot was very experienced and the 40-year-old passenger on board was also a pilot.
The cause of the accident was still unclear.
The Mauterndorf airport is the highest airport in Austria. Since 2000, eight planes have crashed at or next to this Alps airport.
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